What to read now: South Carolina's 1,000 year flood and 4 other smart takes
What did you miss as you slept overnight? Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
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1. South Carolina flooding: Eleven people are reported dead in South Carolina following days of torrential rains across the region. Residents have been urged to stay home as parts of the state have seen more than 25 inches of rain in 24 hours. According to Gov. Nikki Haley, 1,300 National Guard members have performed 25 aerial rescues so far, and a door-to-door search is underway in some of the hardest hit areas.
Click here to watch exclusive drone video of the flooding.
2. Cheerios recall: General Mills is recalling nearly 2 million boxes of Cheerios over concerns that boxes with a label of "gluten free" may actually contain wheat. According to the company, spilled flour at a processing center may have caused the contamination. Confused about the recall?
Click here to read 5 things to know about the Cheerios recall.
3. Where the smartest kids live: According to a study by the National Center on Education and the Economy, the smartest high school kids in the world live in Singapore. A thriving economy and a focus on its education system are said to be factors in the ranking.
4. Gunman's rant: The gunman who killed nine people in a classroom at a college in Oregon last week left a rambling letter claiming everyone around him was "crazy" and that he had no luck in getting a girlfriend. According to law enforcement officials, the mother of gunman Christopher Harper-Mercer told investigators the young man was struggling with mental health issues.
5. Publisher apologizes: Publisher McGraw-Hill has issued an apology and a promise to rework a textbook used in Texas that describes slaves in America as "workers" and catagorizes slavery as "immigration." Roughly a quarter of Texas' 1,200 school districts use the textbook.
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